The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

suo So"DAAu ~ l4Cl<uukullu mouse.
She said that they had never met there,
because che had waited on the family con.
tinuously and without interruption, She
was asked how 1t WAS that she opeped (he
door, and replied: T"Mrs. McLoupbliu
asked me to, as the servant was too
stupid" -,
The witness further said: 1.-THE GIRL
only remained two. weeks after came"
q. Did you know Mr.. McLoughlin was
an Alderman. .5I1i, 80 i
A. Yes, Of course I did.
In reply to the question as to whether
she had seen Mr.. Waite at the house she
said she had not. - -
Q. Then If he stated that he attended
meetings OF the aldermen at the house he
lied.
A. Indeed he did.
Similar questions were asked as to other
witnesses, and the lady made the same re.
ply. She stated that there were mestinea
OF the Tammany General Committee at
the house.
,,ta 9, Why dia J you not so testify on the
The witness did not anawer. On tho
cross-e1amination by Colonel Fellows, the
latter said: "You knew that Mr.. Nc.
Quade was being tried. Why did you
allow him TO be tried, convicted and i'm
lprisoneo without communicating this in
formation? 7" [|fIII, ,f'fIT''T'
This was objected to by counsel for the
defense, but the Court allowed It.
Il would have testified" the witness
answered iii I,had been sent for, but no
one came for me.n -
She stated in explanation that abe had
conyersed with Mrs. Mclaughlin about
the McQuade trial, but did no. think what
she knew Was Of any Importance. - 11<,
The witness answered readily the sev-
eral questions asked her. W =
TESTIMONY OF THE Ex-ALDRRMAS's WIFE.
Mrs. Mclaughlin was the next witness
to take the stand. She is the widow Of the
late ex.Alderman Mclaughlin. She said
that Lucinda Fox was her cousin, and her
evidence was an exact counterpart as that
given by Miss Fox, in that Mrs. McLough-
lin corroborated it in every detail.s She
tsaid: :
my husband did not answer the bell
no was in feeble condition; we had fre.
quent vlaltora; l always saw them.n l'}ii Z.
Mr.: Mitchell said: "Stand up, Mr..
O'Neil;" then turning to witness: "Did
you ever see that gentleman7" rtil!llI7i
- remember seeing him but once. He
came with Alderman Cleary, and think
it was in January. 1884," t% Ii r {
"Did you epend your evening at homo ?"
ALMOST always. Ny husband was sick
and remained in the house."
could meeting Of thirteen gentlemen
have taken plecei your parlor in MAY Or
June, 1854, without your knowledpe?5
"That would be impossible. There WAS
no such meeting. Ffiends called almost
every evening"" C(
Mr. Nicoll 'croes.examined the witness.
He did not eucceed in changing her eyi.
dence.t Mrs. Mclaughlin declared that
she had never seen ex-Adermau Waite
at her house, and that he'had never been
there. This was in contradiction of AL.
derman Waite, who said that when he
was 9 member OF the Railroad Committee
Of the Board of Aldermen he met with
other memberaa at Mclaughlin 'sfrequently,
Mrs. McLoughlin said tho first time ehe
ever saw Waite he was. having his boots
blacked at tho corner OF Sixth avenue and
Thlrty-third street a few days $50; when
he was pointed lout to her. She rsmem.
bered Steiner, Sullivan, Cassidy and others
in the Tammany General Committee OF
1854, of which her husband was Chairman,
She said these gentlemen were at her
house frequently in that year. ~ N.-s N.
| As Mrs Mclaughlin was leaving the
stand Mr.. Mitchell said: ."You have com.
mitted no crime and want no immunity
from the District Attorney, do you, Mira,
Mclaughlin 7" ~, -
The lady, shook her head,
Richard j. Sullivan, Secretary Of the
rammany Committee, OF which McI.oueh-
lin was Ohairman, and Clerk Of the Su.
psemo Court, testified that he was at Nc.
Loughlin's houss every evening, from
January l, 1884. until McLoughlin went
to Saratoga, in July OF that year. None
of the "booders", were there on any OF
those evenings. Miss Fox invariably
opened the door. ia ,,t -s,url ~,
Sullivan was questioned closely regard,
ing bis knowledge Of the trials OF Nc.
Qlade. Justice Barrett asked him sharp.
ly why he did not come forward and tell
bis story then. Sullivan replied that be
did not wish to get mixed up with the al:
fair. ~ ~ . = -,
Then you sat by an officer Of the Court
and heard the testimony. given against
MeQuade which you knew you could con.
tradict, and were silent?"@ss IN Il
Justice Barretts face wore disagree.
able, ugly look as he turned his chair
from Sullivan. i.7l~f
WI. Oawley, who lodged in the hall
bedroom OF the rear parlor at cLouph.
Inns in l8s3.S4, was called. He said he
gave up bis room to McLoughlin's nurae
after the operation Of February, 1854.
Alter the nurse left Miss Fox slept in that
room. Cawley alept in the basement. He
had never seen O'Neil at McLoughlin's
house, but had seen Fullgrafr several
times. FUg.,-
y A'lououLlN's HEALTH. :, :
On cross.examination he said that he
sometimes opened. the basement door,
and SO did the servant girl, but upon the
parlor floor Mrs. Mclaughlin, Miss Fox